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The 50 Most Influential Photobooks of All Time

Photobooks have been for more than a century a powerful medium for visual storytelling, offering an intimate, tactile experience that goes beyond individual photographs. They serve as both artistic expressions and cultural artifacts, encapsulating the zeitgeist of their era while pushing the boundaries of photography as an art form.

January 09, 2025

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The 50 Most Influential Photobooks of All Time

Photobooks have been for more than a century a powerful medium for visual storytelling, offering an intimate, tactile experience that goes beyond individual photographs. They serve as both artistic expressions and cultural artifacts, encapsulating the zeitgeist of their era while pushing the boundaries of photography as an art form. From poignant social commentaries to abstract explorations of light and form, these books have shaped the trajectory of photographic history.

By Blind Magazine

In her book “The Color of Money and Trees”, Dutch photographer Tony Dočekal chronicles her wanderings in the American West, photographing the people she got to know over the years, living at the margins of society.

Photographs by Tony Dočekal

Best known for his work in his native Pennsylvania, in his new book “Tall Socks”, photographer Mark Cohen publishes for the first time street photographs taken in New York City in 1973.

Photographs by Mark Cohen

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Richard Sharum embarked on a journey through the spine of America, a 100-mile-wide corridor down the geographic center of the USA, often referred to as the “flyover” country. Driven by both national and personal anxiety about the current divisions in the US, the photographer’s aim was to better understand his fellow citizens.

By Robert E. Gerhardt

The exhibition “Dream On—Berlin, the 90s” at C/O Berlin, offers a flashback into the decade after the fall of the Wall separating East and West Germany, which laid the foundations for the city we know today.

Photographs by various artists

The Blue of the Far Distance

Photographer Emilia Martin has always been fascinated by space, stars and telescopes. In this essay, in both pictures and words, we follow her on a stellar journey.

By Jonas Cuénin

French photographer Patrick Taberna has kept a personal diary in images for 25 years. Entitled Nos vies partagées [Our Shared Lives], the resulting book is a touching narrative combining personal memories, childhood impressions, and moments of daily life.

By Jonas Cuénin

Blind financially supports the production of visual stories and invites all photographers to submit their portfolios.

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